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We provide U.S. policymakers and the U.S. Department of Energy with the latest data, technology, policy and strategic insights related to energy use in China. A key goal is to develop a level, competitive playing field for U.S. products, technologies and companies in China through training, technology and testing standards and program implementation. We also help U.S. companies understand, identify and expand target markets in China.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is an expert on energy use in China and a catalytic actor in providing data to U.S. policymakers about China, its energy use and opportunities for U.S. industry to do business in China. Berkeley Lab's China Energy Group work advances U.S. national security and economic prosperity, demonstrates American generosity, and promotes a path to recipient self-reliance and resilience.

Berkeley Lab has been the epicenter for the creation of some of the most powerful tools, models, software, and data resources designed to inform and assist policymakers, support industry innovation, and advance the impact of research.

Nan Zhou Delivers Keynote Speech

Zhou discussed the techno-economic potential in key emerging economies to increase electrification rates across the transport, industrial, and buildings sectors, to reduce final energy demand by 2050.

WSDF brings together powerful political leaders and heads of industry, non-government organizations, academic institutions, and others to spur collective action to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

The Forum, held on February 1-2, 2018, in Mexico City, was co-sponsored by the Government of Mexico City, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, and Climate Finance Partners.

Among the many distinguished speakers were Nobel Prize winners, the former Prime Minister of Japan, former President of Guayana, and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. For more information on the Forum, please visit: http://worldsdf.org/.